.Russia's counteroffensive to take back Ukrainian-held area in the south western Kursk region has actually been "stopped," a representative coming from Ukraine's military management in the location told AFP Wednesday.Earlier, Russia's Self defense Administrative agency stated it had retaken a number of towns from Ukraine in the Kursk location. Kyiv has actually thus far hung on to big swathes of Russian region considering that launching its own unpleasant surprise attack in early August." They tried to assault coming from the flanks, but they were actually stopped there certainly," spokesperson Oleksiy Dmytrashkivsky informed AFP. "The circumstance was maintained and today every little thing is actually under control, they were actually not prosperous.".Having said that, Dmytrashkivsky acknowledged that Russian powers had actually observed "some small excellence" with their counteroffensive. "The Russians entered some of the resolutions. They started defending yet another resolution, but that was it.".He also claimed there were "several 1000" Russian civilians in regions taken up by Ukrainian soldiers. "In some negotiations, there are greater than one hundred people, more than 200, more than five hundred.".In overdue August, Russian authorities pointed out around 20,000 individuals continued to be in locations of the Kursk region kept through Ukrainian forces. Generally, much more than 150,000 people residing in communities near the border have been compelled to evacuate their homes.Dmytrashkivsky also asserted that Russian strikes intended for repossessing its area have actually gotten rid of "23 civilians" since the end of August, saying they are actually "dying with the Ukrainian military.".Depending on to him, civilians are "not permitted to leave behind" since "the situation needs to be regulated." Nonetheless, he pointed out, they are made it possible for to "move" the area and also can "explore each other, consume, gather somewhere, dig potatoes, work in the backyard.".Dmytrashkivsky said that private citizens could be made it possible for to leave behind for Russian-controlled territory on the occasion that Ukraine and also Russia "concede, by means of international organizations that cope with these concerns, to open an environment-friendly hallway under the direction of viewers.".Previously this week, Kyiv talked to the United Nations and also the International Board of the Reddish Cross to monitor the situation in regions of Russia's Kursk its troops handle.Dmytrashkivsky claimed that food is actually taken right into those locations from northeastern Ukraine's Sumy area. "The Sumy regional management allots funds for breadstuff on a regular manner. The militaries provide water, the management distribute meals bundles."." Absolutely nothing functions there, no stores, no drug store, absolutely nothing," he added.